Like an explosion from Mt. St. Hilary, Transformers ingrained itself in the cultural consciousness in 1985. Our look into this gigantic year for the brand comes to an end as we look at the touchstones laid out, the impact the 1985 toys and fiction have had on future years, and some opportunities still left untouched.

On this episode, we give a final look to the audiobooks published about the Transformers in 1985. From Pickwick’s, “The Battle for Planet Earth,” to a pair of stories entitled, “Sun Raid,” we’ll look into the stories held within these artifacts.

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If there was ever a Transformers cartoon episode to listen to, this is the one! This 5 episode run from the late part of season 2 details the origins of the war between the Autobots and Decepticons and explains to us just what created the Transformers. Plus we’ll take a few fun trips to Europe and the Middle East in between as we near the end of our 1985 lessons.

Find out what the first internet review of the Transformers cartoon was like, along with the first Transformers video game. Plus we’ll delve into some of the more memorable and bizarre aspects of the Transformers merchandise boom of 1984 & 1985!

Hasbro invited us in for a special look into the first Wave of War for Cybertron: Siege at New York Comic Con 2018. Here, Anthony shares his thoughts on the experience and the first wave of the upcoming toy line!

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Season 2 of G1 continues! This time we find out what’s shaking at the Dancitron in “Auto-Bop,” we go on a “Search for Alpha Trion,” we meet “The Girl Who Loved Powerglide,” and our favorite tow truck becomes a movie star in “Hoist Goes Hollywood.” Plus, even the Transformers can show us from time to time that knowing is half the battle.

We take a look a series of books from the UK in 1985 from a publisher called Ladybird. We’ll follow some unique adventures as the Transformers learn about lightning, windmills, and railway tracks at the start of the often overlooked G1 continuity.

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We return to our look at G1 Season 2 and dive deep into another 5 episodes. We’ll meet the Autobot bounty hunter, Devcon, in “The Gambler.” We’ll watch Megatron try to unleash an energy monster on the Autobots in, “Kremzeek!” Seaspray meets the girl of his dreams in “Sea Change.” Blitzwing learns about football in “Triple Takeover.” And Optimus Prime faces a new human threat in “Prime Target.”

Special guest appearances in this episode from Gabriel Owens, The Salty Seaman (www.youtube.com/recharge138); Rob, Jenn, and David from Stasis Podcast (www.twitter.com/StasisPod), and Jason Kirk of Podvocacy (www.twitter.com/Podvocacy). You’ll also get some behind the scenes insights from writers Flint Dille and Buzz Dixon.

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New York Comic Con 2018 has come and gone and we were there! From the Hasbro fan media events to everything from the show floor, TFU.INFO has you covered on all things Transformers. Ant breaks down what he saw, who he talked with, as well as all of the news from the con!

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